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وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
Wa mā 'ah'lak'nā min qar'yatin 'illā lahā mundhirūna
Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners -
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah never ended any town without first sending it warners.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it fair to warn before a consequence?"
Abdallah Humeid recites ayat 192 to 227 with English subtitles.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did every town have?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why always warn first?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 208. The key word mundhirun means warners. Every story in this surah showed this: Musa, Ibrahim, Nuh, Hud, Salih, Lut and Shu'ayb all warned first. Allah is fair; no one is punished without warning.
Fact: Which ayah of Fatir says there was never a nation without a warner?
Ages 5–8: Warners list. Draw the seven prophets as warners.
Ages 9–12: Fair warning. Write how every story showed warning first.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Fatir."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will warn a friend gently before a problem grows."
Action: Warn a friend gently before a problem grows.
